Techniques for improved searching of electronically stored information
US6778980B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99942
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for searching electronically-stored information are described. Specifically, in a network providing for electronic commerce, a computer system provides a user with access to a set of electronic commerce pages, category pages and databases for locating products electronically. To locate products electronically, the user performs a search using multiple words. Different forms of the words in the search request are used to generate search hits, and hit vectors containing bits corresponding to the words comprising each search hit are used to indicate the search hits.
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